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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS BY ACADEMIC LEVEL, SELECTED YEARS, 1954/55 - 2009/10

Year

Undergraduate

Graduate

Non-degree*

OPT*

Total

1954/55

19,101

12,118

-

-

34,232

1959/60

25,164

18,910

-

-

48,486

1964/65

38,130

35,096

-

-

82,045

1969/70

63,296

59,112

-

-

134,959

1975/76

95,949

83,395

-

-

197,417

1979/80

172,520

94,130

16,850

2,840

286,343

1980/81

186,660

99,110

21,660

3,450

311,882

1981/82

195,150

106,290

21,980

2,880

326,299

1982/83

202,760

110,270

20,340

3,620

336,985

1983/84

197,480

118,820

19,190

3,400

338,894

1984/85

197,640

122,590

17,570

4,310

342,113

1985/86

187,660

132,430

19,540

4,150

343,777

1986/87

181,230

146,100

17,550

4,730

349,609

1987/88

176,669

156,366

18,352

4,800

356,187

1988/89

172,551

165,590

21,189

7,020

366,354

1989/90

184,527

169,827

24,785

7,712

386,851

1990/91

189,900

182,130

26,730

8,770

407,529

1991/92

197,070

191,330

22,960

8,230

419,585

1992/93

210,080

193,330

24,200

11,010

438,618

1993/94

213,610

201,030

23,680

11,430

449,749

1994/95

221,500

191,738

26,188

13,209

452,635

1995/96

218,620

190,092

29,625

15,450

453,787

1996/97

218,743

190,244

30,872

18,125

457,984

1997/98

223,276

207,510

33,912

16,582

481,280

1998/99

235,802

211,426

26,863

16,842

490,933

1999/00

237,211

218,219

34,436

24,857

514,723

2000/01

254,429

238,497

33,883

21,058

547,867

2001/02

261,079

264,749

34,423

22,745

582,996

2002/03

260,103

267,876

30,551

27,793

586,323

2003/04

248,200

274,310

20,659

29,340

572,509

2004/05

239,212

264,410

28,418

32,999

565,039

2005/06

236,342

259,717

30,611

38,096

564,766

2006/07

238,050

264,288

38,986

41,660

582,984

2007/08

243,360

276,842

46,837

56,766

623,805

2008/09

269,874

283,329

51,812

66,601

671,616

2009/10

274,431

293,885

54,803

67,804

690,923

* Before 1979, non-degree and OPT students were counted together in Open Doors and identified in separate 'Other' category.

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Suggested citation: Institute of International Education. (2010). "International Students by Academic Level, 1954/55-2009/10." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors